Diplomatic push to end ethnic strife in Kenya

NAIROBI (AFP) - Diplomatic efforts accelerated Wednesday to resolve the crisis in Kenya, where post-election violence has threatened to escalate into tribal war, with tens of thousands displaced and hundreds murdered. The dispute over last week's president... full story

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Pakistan postpones vote until Feb 18

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan on Wednesday postponed general elections until February 18 following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, which s...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Diplomatic push to end ethnic strife in Kenya

NAIROBI (AFP) - Diplomatic efforts accelerated Wednesday to resolve the crisis in Kenya, where post-election violence has threatened to escalate into tribal war, with tens of thousands displaced and hundreds mu...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Explosion hits Serb bank in Kosovo

PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at the offices of a Serb bank in the south of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo late on Tuesday, causing ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Israel warns Palestinians on security

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday Israel would watch closely whether the Palestinian Authority fulfilled a promise to prosec...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest struck a checkpoint of neighborhood patrol volunteers in Baquba, capital of Iraq's r...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Snake saved after eating golf balls

BRISBANE, Australia - A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday. ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Clinton set to ask Iowans for their vote

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will make her closing argument to Iowa voters Wednesday evening during a televised message in which she tell...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

19 killed as Afghan violence continues

KABUL, Afghanistan - Roadside bombs and military operations in Afghanistan killed 19 people, including 14 Taliban fighters, as the record violence that Afghani...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Suicide bombing kills 7 north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD - A suicide bombing Wednesday in the city of Baqouba killed seven people and wounded 22, police said, while authorities increased the death toll from a...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Musharraf set to appeal for calm after Pakistan vote delay

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was to appeal for calm and national unity Wednesday after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, with a de...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Hurdles remain as Beijing Olympics near

BEIJING (Reuters) - Organizers of the Beijing Olympics have left nothing to chance for China's "coming-out party" this year but a few tricky hur...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Tens of thousands flee Kenya violence as toll tops 300

NAIROBI (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes amid brutal post-election violence in Kenya that had claimed at least 300 liv...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Pakistan awaits new election date after Bhutto killing

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan election officials were Wednesday poised to announce the date of crucial polls, thrown into chaos in the wake of opposition leader ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Pakistan set to delay election

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is expected to set a new date for elections on Wednesday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked bl...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Suicide bomber kills 30 at Baghdad funeral

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 30 people and wounded 38 at a funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, shattering a New Year's day that had begu...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Two U.S. sailors found dead in hotel room in Ghana

ACCRA (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead on Tuesday in their hotel room while on shore leave in the West African country of Ghana, the U.S. Nav...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Olmert hints Jerusalem division is inevitable

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signaled on Tuesday Israel might have no choice but to share Jerusalem with the Palestinians in a peace deal,...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Gunmen kill U.S. official in Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a U.S. government aid agency official and his driver in Khartoum on Tuesday, U.S. and Sudanese officials said. The unknown assailants opened fire as the official from the ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Israeli embassy evacuated in Australian capital

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The Israeli embassy in Australia's capital Canberra was evacuated on Wednesday after the discovery of a suspicious package containing...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Kenya's Kibaki accuses rival of "ethnic cleansing"

NAIROBI (Reuters) - President Mwai Kibaki's government accused political rival Raila Odinga on Wednesday of total responsibility for an explosion of triba...